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The works of Ephesus explained in a sermon before the honourable House of Commons…The workes of Ephesus explained in a sermon before the honovrable House of Commons…
The works of Ephesus explained in a sermon before the honourable House of Commons at their late solemn fast, April 27th 1642 / by Joseph Caryl ...The workes of Ephesus explained in a sermon before the honovrable House of Commons at their late solemne fast, April 27th 1642 / by Ioseph Caryl ...
London: printed for John Bartlet and William Bladen, 1642London: printed for Iohn Bartlet and William Bladen, 1642
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Secondly, there will be use of patience to suffer the mis-apprehensions, wrongs, reproaches, and oppositions of men. First, the misapprehensions of those for whom you labour. Some are for a while more sick of their physic, then they were of the disease, and then the Physician must have the patience to hear from his Patient, you will kill me. When Moses was labouring to deliver the Israelites from their hard bondage, read their opinion of him. The people met Moses and 1Aaron, who stood in the way as they came forth from Pharaoh, and they said unto them, The Lord look upon you, and judge, because ye have made our savour to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword into their hands to slay us. They thought he would undo them quite, and while he attempted to recover their liberty would endanger their lives. Again, they expostulate with him at the Red Sea: They said 2unto Moses, because there were no graves in Egypt, hast thou taken us away to dye in the wilderness? wherefore hast thou dealt thus with us, to carry us out of Egypt? Is not this the word that we did tell thee in Egypt, saying, Let us alone that we may serve the Egyptians? For it had been better for us that we should serve the Egyptians, then that we should dye in the Wilderness. How angry were this people with their begun deliverance? how did they prefer bondage before it, and put this miracle of mercy among, yea below their greatest afflictions? What patience almost could bear this? but who could bear it without patience?
Secondly, there will be use of patience to suffer the mis-apprehensions, wrongs, reproaches, and oppositions of men. First, the misapprehensions of those for whom you labour. Some are for a while more sicke of their physicke, then they were of the disease, and then the Physitian must have the patience to heare from his Patient, you will kill me. When Moses was labouring to deliver the Israelites from their hard bondage, reade their opinion of him. The people met Moses and 1Aaron, who stood in the way as they came forth from Pharaoh, and they sayd unto them, The Lord looke upon you, and iudge, because ye have made our savour to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword into their hands to slay us. They thought he would undoe them quite, and while he attempted to recover their liberty would endanger their lives. Againe, they expostulate with him at the Red Sea: They said